AJR 1-2021 — Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to add and revise terms relating to persons with certain conditions for whose benefit certain public entities are supported by the State. (BDR C-477)

A.J.R.Assembly Joint Resolution No.

1 of the 81st SessionSession–Assemblymen ATitus, SSEMBLYBenitez-Thompson, JOINTKrasner; RESOLUTION N O.

1Gorelow, OFHafen, THEHansen, 81STHardy, SESSION–Matthews, ASSEMBLYMENNguyen, TITUS,Orentlicher, BENITEZPeters, -HOMPSONSummers-Armstrong ,and KThomas RASNER;Joint Sponsors:

GORELOWSenators ,HAFENHardy, ,HANSEND. ,HARDY ,M ATTHEWS ,NGUYEN , ORENTLICHER , PETERS, S UMMERS -ARMSTRONG AND THOMAS PREFILEDJANUARY 28, 2021 ____________ JOINTS PONSORS:

SENATORSHarris, HARDYSeevers ,Gansert; D.

ARRIS,Kieckhefer EEVERSand GANSERTRatti ;FILE NUMBER..........

KIECKHEFER AND RATTI ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to add and revise terms relating to persons with certain conditionsforwhosebenefitcertainpublic entitiesare supported by the State.

(BDR C-477) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Section 1 of Article 13 of the Nevada Constitution requires that institutions for the benefit of the insane, blind and deaf and dumb be fostered and supported by the termState. “institutions” with “entities” and to revise the description of the persons whoe benefit from these entities from:

(1)This “insane”joint resolution proposes to “personsamend withthe significantNevada mentalConstitution illness”;to replace the benefit from these entities from:

(1) “insane” to “persons with significant mentalho illness”;

-EXPLANATION *AJR1_81* – 2Matter –in Rbolded ESOLVEDitalics BYis THEnew; A SSEMBLY AND SENATE OF THE STATE OF N EVADA , OINTLY , That Section 1 of Article 13 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

R ESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE OF THE STATE OF N EVADA , JOINTLY , That Section 1 of Article 13 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:

AndRbESOLVEDrt,And be it further R ESOLVED , That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.

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